title: A telecommunications intervention for frontier patients with diabetes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a telecommunications diabetes self-management (DSM) intervention would improve health-related outcomes among frontier participants with diabetes. A one-group pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design with two groups of participants was used. Differences between pre and post-test periods on measures of physical and emotional health, knowledge of diabetes, and self-care behaviors were measured. Overall, participants did better along measures of blood pressure, HbA(1c), self-efficacy, knowledge of diabetes, understanding of DSM, monitoring behaviors, and reported less personal and social disruption from diabetes. Six-month follow-up results showed continued positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Friends Research Institute, Inc., Billings, Montana 59088, USA. gwagnild@nemontel.net
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagnild
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: MacCart
authors.forename: Scot
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tyabah
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leenknecht
authors.forename: Jane Fitch
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meszaros
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents